Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Marion Fulginiti
Sep 8, 2015
Marion Fulginiti, 82, of Lititz, passed away on September 8, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas & Dorothy (Slover) Fulginiti. She was employed by FW Woolworth for more than 35 years. She liked to cook and visit downtown in Lancaster, especially Central Market. Bones was her...
Mabel Eberly Miller
Sep 8, 2015
Mabel Eberly Miller, 91, of Schwanger Road, Mt. Joy, PA, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Born in Lancaster County, she was the widow of Irvin Miller, and the daughter of the late Benjamin S. and Annie O. Eberly. Mabel graduated from Eastern Mennonite School. She worked in various sewing factories before marrying Irvin Miller....
Amelia J. “Bonnie” Illes
Sep 7, 2015
Amelia J. "Bonnie" Illes, 78, of Coatesville, PA passed away Monday, September 7, 2015 at Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville, PA. She was the wife of Alexander Illes to whom she was married for 59 years. Born in Lancaster, PA she was a daughter of the late Edward and Amelia (Bleacher) Bonawitz. Mrs. Illes was a certified personnel consultant with...
Charlotte C. Washington
Sep 7, 2015
Charlotte C. Washington, 82, of Lancaster went home to be with her Lord on Monday, September 7, 2015 at home. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Robert, Sr. and Rosella (Randolph) Anderson. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Washington, Sr. who passed away in 2004. Charlotte worked as a general laborer...
Charles “Chuck” Bachman, Jr.
Sep 6, 2015
Charles "Chuck" Bachman, Jr., 83, died Sunday, September 6, 2015, at his Winchester, VA, home. Mr. Bachman was born April 6, 1932, in Lancaster, PA, son of the late Charles and Ethel (Zittle) Bachman.
Charles graduated from West Lampeter High School in 1950. He was a salesman for Raub Supply Company of York, PA, and Fertig Cabinet...
Joan Mary Wickenheiser
Sep 6, 2015
Joan Mary Wickenheiser, 77, of Lancaster, PA, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Sunday, September 6, 2015. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late James Wickenheiser and the daughter of the late Miriam Baum. Joan was a graduate of McCaskey High School and was self employed as a child care provider. She will...
Raymond J. Wisniewski
Sep 5, 2015
Raymond J. Wisniewski, 65, died at his Lititz home on Saturday, September 5, 2015. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Walter F. and Helen M. (Kishel) Wisniewski. Ray was happily married to Sharon A. (Overly) Wisniewski for 35 years.
A graduate of Dixon City High School, he received his bachelor's degree in business...
Albert S. Soliman
Sep 5, 2015
Albert S. Soliman, 54, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015. Born in Manila, Philippines he was the son of the late Marshall and Concordia Soliman. He was the husband of Estrelita (Ramos) Soliman with whom he celebrated 22 years of marriage this past March. He worked as a draftsman for Tom DePaul and Richard Levengood architects. Albert was a...
Jerry Burkholder
Sep 5, 2015
Jerry Burkholder, 72, of Lancaster, fought the good fight against multiple myeloma for a decade until September 5, 2015. He felt he had a blessed life filled with many caring relatives, neighbors & friends, particularly his classmates from Conestoga Valley HS Class of '61. He enjoyed all sports on the field or in the recliner, classic car weekends at...
Evelyn Marie Deverter
Sep 5, 2015
Evelyn Marie DeVerter, 84, of Lancaster, entered into the presence of her Lord on September 5, 2015, at Hamilton Arms after a short illness. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary (Robinson) DeVerter. After retiring from many years of service at Hubley Manufacturing Company, she worked at Country Meadows and served as a...
Dorothy A. Ferguson
Sep 4, 2015
Dorothy A. Ferguson, 84, of Lancaster, PA passed away Friday, September 4, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy, PA. She was the wife of the late Kenneth D. Ferguson who died in 1997. Born in McAdoo, PA she was the daughter of the late Adam and Mary (Yadlosky) Shunski. Dorothy was a cashier with Sears for...
Richard A. Johnson, Sr.
Sep 3, 2015
Richard A. Johnson, Sr., 80, of Kennett Square, died Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester. He was the husband of Barbara (Dennison) Johnson. Born in West Chester, Richard was the son of the late Lorenzo and Mamie (Smith) Johnson.
A graduate of West Chester High School, he was a self-employed mason. Richard loved...
F. Allan Haughwout
Sep 3, 2015
F. Allan Haughwout, 92, of Ephrata, PA, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 at Ephrata Manor. He was the husband of Edith A. Howell Haughwout, with whom he shared 65 years of marriage this past July 1st. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of the late John F. and Kate Boote Haughwout. Allan had worked for...
Albert C. “Al” “Blackie” Weidman
Sep 3, 2015
Albert C. "Al" "Blackie" Weidman, 87, of Brethren Village Retirement Community, formerly of East Petersburg since 1959, passed away on September 3, 2015 at LGH. He was born in Mount Bethel , PA, and was the son of Howard and Stella (Hess) Weidman.
Al was preceded in death by his wife Theresa H. (Wierzbicki) in 1988.
...Helen Vanberg
Sep 2, 2015
Helen Vanberg quietly passed away on Wednesday morning, September 2, 2015, at Moravian Manor in Lititz, Pennsylvania. She was 97 years of age. Helen Vanberg was born Helen Mary Stack on February 7, 1918, in New York City to Stephen Stack and Mary (Shirlee) Stack of England. Attending Connecticut College for Women, Mrs. Vanberg later worked as an executive...
Roy E. Weidler
Sep 2, 2015
Roy E. Weidler, 91, a former longtime Lititz resident, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Fairmount Homes Retirement Community, on Wednesday, September 2, 2015. He was born in Rothsville to the late Monroe M. and Alice W. (Ernst) Weidler. The husband of Esther I. (Ditzler) Weidler, Roy sadly passed on their 70th wedding anniversary. A US Army...
E. Pearl Charles
Sep 2, 2015
E. Pearl Charles, 81, formerly of Lancaster , PA, passed away on September 2, 2015 at Arden Courts of Susquehanna, Harrisburg. Born in Strasburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ira & Kathryn (Wenger) Shaub. Pearl was the wife of the late Harold K. Charles who died in 1994. Pearl attended Long Memorial United Methodist Church. She...
Randy G. Witmyer
Sep 2, 2015
Randy G. Witmyer of Lancaster passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at home. He was the son of the late Eugene and Nancy Ann (Leonard) Witmyer. Randy was employed by Federal Mogul as a steelworker and proudly served in the US Navy during Vietnam. He had a great sense of humor, was witty, kind, caring, generous, and fun loving....
Marian Fry Blaylock
Sep 2, 2015
Marian died on Sept. 2, at age 85. She was born at home in Adamstown, Pa. to the late Minerva Mae Fry and Franklin D. Fry. Marian graduated from Ephrata High School in 1948. She attended Juniata College for two years. There she met and married Marvin Blaylock in 1950. Their son, Mark, was born in 1956. "Marv" was...
Eleanor J. Rende
Sep 1, 2015
Eleanor J. Rende, 88, of Lancaster, PA died Tuesday, September 1 at HCR/Manor Care Nursing Center.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Gerard and Evelyn Chadwick of Philadelphia and Ocean City, NJ. Eleanor was a graduate of Little Flower High School. With a strong love of family, an infectious laugh and healthy sense...
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